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The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Online! – Join Us Thurs, July 11th for a Colossive Press Special

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 8, 2024

Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw takes place this Thursday, July 11th. And this time we’re theming our drawing…

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A Fall from Grace – Displaced Deities Abound in an Experimental Change of Pace from Norm Konyu

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! When Norm Konyu’s first graphic novel The Junction was self-published in 2020 there had been a gap of several years between that…

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Skate Knight – Shane Melisse Takes Us on a Road Knight Side Quest in this High Energy Supernatural Fantasy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 4, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! There’s a dynamism and an energy to the work of Shane Melisse that has become ever more pronounced over the last few…

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BrewZine – New Zine and Comics Fair Debuts this Sunday, July 7th at the Gipsy Hill Brewery in London

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 4, 2024

Sunday sees the debut of the first BrewZine – another new event on the small press calendar – at the Gipsy Hill Brewery in London. Mixing a zine and small…

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Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of The Missing Men – A Gritty Throwback to Classic Noir-Style Teen Detective Fiction

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 3, 2024

Being a lover of the mystery and thriller genres, Hobtown Mystery Stories Volume 1: The Case of The Missing Men, a story about teen detectives, murder and all things grisly…

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Preview: Jeff ‘N’ Elon – The Scathingly Witty Fraser Geesin Brings His Satirical Patreon Comic to Print Featuring Feuding Neighbours Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 3, 2024

From Fraser Geesin, the man who gave us the first IKEA-themed anthology comic and the quite brilliant satire Pricks (alongside Laurie Rowan), comes Jeff ‘N’ Elon, a collection of his Patreon…

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“It’s… Not a Great Feeling When Reality Outpaces Satire” – Jim Festante and James Asmus on the Social Commentary of ‘Survival Street: The Radical Left’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 2, 2024

Described as “an unrepentant action satire” the first Survival Street miniseries from Dark Horse Comics burst onto the scene in 2022 with a blistering mix of cutting social commentary, violent…

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Indie Publisher Cosmic Lion Productions Enter the Direct Market in September

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • July 1, 2024

You may remember the name Cosmic Lion Productions as the publisher of Broken Frontier contributor (and kind of “cartoonist-in-residence” a couple of years back) Tony Wolf’s Tales From The Wolf….

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Caliburn Prize 2024 Winner Announced – Broken Frontier 2024 ‘Six to Watch’ Artist Dominica Claribelle Wins for ‘Finding Home’

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2024

10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Exciting news from a Broken Frontier viewpoint today with the news that our 2024 BF ‘Six to Watch’ artist Dominica Claribelle has…

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“The Whole Purpose is to Introduce Comics to People Who Don’t Know Them” – Checking out Graphic Novel Reading Room’s First London Pop-Up! 

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 1, 2024

On Thursday 27th June, I had the pleasure of attending London’s first-ever Graphic Novel Reading Room pop-up! Having heard about the event from collaborator SelfMadeHero, I was super excited that…

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Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank – Eric Orner’s Graphic Biography Tells the Story of One of the US’s First Openly Gay Politicians

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 28, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank is a graphic biography with an added level of authenticity given that its creator is Eric Orner, the one-time staff…

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John Wagner and Dan Cornwell’s ‘Rok of the Reds’ is Coming to the ‘Judge Dredd Megazine’

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 28, 2024

With big changes coming to the Judge Dredd Megazine this year there’s further news this week about the long-running anthology’s 2024 line-up. John Wagner and Dan Cornwell’s genre-crossing Rok of…

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A Potted Trans History – Rowan Frewin’s Zine Recounts the Stories of Trans and Non-Binary Figures through the Ages

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 27, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Across our Pride Month coverage this month at Broken Frontier we have attempted to bring relevant work from every facet of comics publishing to you. From small…

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Medea – Mythical Medea Finally Tells Her Own Story in a New Translation from Dark Horse Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 27, 2024

Marketed as a provocative re-imagining of the infamous Greek figure, Medea from Dark Horse Comics seeks to change the lasting impression of the sorceress that has remained notorious through the…

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Inside Look: Eighty Days – A.C. Esguerra Provides an Exclusive Creator Commentary on Their Alternative History Queer Romance Graphic Novel

  • by A.C. Esguerra
  • June 26, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Our Inside Look feature at Broken Frontier provides creators with the opportunity to share exclusive commentaries on their comics projects with our readers, giving insights into the genesis, process…

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Thought Bubble Announces More Guests for 2024 Including James Tynion IV, Zoe Thorogood, Kieron Gillen and Álvaro Martínez Bueno

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • June 25, 2024

Thought Bubble have announced another batch of guests for November, including writer James Tynion IV who says of the event “Thought Bubble has always been one of my favourite cons….

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Adversary – Blue Delliquanti’s Powerful Tale of a Queer Relationship in the Pandemic is a Challenging and Provocative Read from Silver Sprocket

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 25, 2024

PRIDE MONTH 2024! Adversary is not a single-read offering. Nor is it a story that you will digest quickly. It’s one of those comics you need to read, reflect on,…

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Tender – Beth Hetland’s Body Horror from Fantagraphics is Completely Horrifying, Completely Disturbing and Completely Brilliant

  • by Lydia Turner
  • June 25, 2024

The cover of Beth Hetland’s Tender from Fantagraphics is exactly the kind of artwork a reader wants to see before diving into a psychological thriller. In stark yellow, pink and…

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